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Cambodian experts meet to further enhance national CBM reporting practices under the BWC
From 23 to 24 January 2024, the Implementation Support Unit (ISU) for the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) within the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the National Authority for the Prohibition of Chemical, Nuclear, Biological and Radiological Weapons (NACW), jointly organized a national workshop on the Confidence-Building Measures (CBMs) under the Convention. The purpose of the workshop was to further deepen understanding of the BWC, to share effective practices on the preparation of CBMs, and to facilitate the implementation of a National Inventory of…
First ever national workshop on the Biological Weapons Convention held in Hanoi, Viet Nam
From 18 to 19 January 2024, the Implementation Support Unit (ISU) for the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) within the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the Ministry of Health of Viet Nam, jointly organized a national workshop on the implementation of the Convention. The purpose of the workshop was to deepen understanding of the BWC, to share effective practices relating to the preparation of Confidence-Building Measures (CBMs), and to inform participants about capacity-building opportunities available to strengthen biosafety and biosecurity. The two-day…
Regional Seminar on “the prevention of violent extremism and the management of conventional weapons in West Africa”, held in Togo
From 5 to 7 December, the United Nations Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC), the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) co-organized a “Regional seminar on the prevention of violent extremism and the management of conventional weapons in West Africa” in Lomé, Togo. Family photo at the regional seminar on PVE in West Africa from 5-7 December 2023 in Lomé The seminar brought together more than 60 participants from some fifteen countries, including senior officials in public administrations…
United to prevent gender-based violence through arms control
One in three women experience physical and sexual violence in their lifetime. A situation that is exacerbated by the proliferation and misuse of the over one billion small arms in circulation around the world, said UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu in a video message to mark the 2023 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. To raise awareness about the ways in which disarmament and arms control measures can have real and tangible impacts and prevent gender-based-violence, the UN Office for Disarmament…
The Geneva Disarmament Conversation Series discusses Coordination in Addressing Biorisks
In August 2023, the Geneva Branch of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) launched the Geneva Disarmament Conversation Series (GDCS), thanks to the generous support of Switzerland. The Geneva Conversation Series offers a forum to engage with Geneva based delegates, UN agencies and Geneva based think-tanks, organizations and academic institutions working on human centered-disarmament and the wider peace and security agenda. The most recent Conversation focused on “Coordination in addressing biorisks” and took place on 11 December 2023, on the margins of the 2023…
Experts discuss ODA's pivotal role in supporting African states implementing the Biological Weapons Convention
On 6 December 2023, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (ODA) hosted a panel discussion focusing on the challenges encountered by African States Parties in implementing the BWC on the margins of the Third meeting of the Working Group on the Strengthening of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC.) The panel focused, in particular, on how ODA’s efforts on the continent are supporting African States Parties in addressing these challenges. The panelists included Lasconi Moungui Medi, Chief of United Nations Political Organs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cameroon…